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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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